Where Does The Last Name Mostaph Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mostaph (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺼﻄﻒ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostaph? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,185,033^rd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mostaph reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Mostaph is also the 1,504,468^th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 136,495. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 37 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Mauritania Mostaph occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.